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Shining Through (1992)

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Kewpie-doll voiced Melanie Griffith does a sexed-up Nancy Drew turn in David Seltzer's adaptation of Susan Issacs' novel Shining Through. Set during World war II, Griffith plays Linda Voss, a spunky New York girl who applies for a job with international lawyer Ed Leland (Michael Douglas). Ed hires her immediately when he finds out that she speaks German fluently. The reason Ed is so interested in Linda's language skills is because Ed is an undercover OSS officer who needs a German translator.

R, 2 hr. 13 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Romance, Mystery & Suspense

Directed By: David Seltzer

Written By: David Seltzer

In Theaters: Jan 31, 1992 Wide

On DVD: Jan 11, 2005

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

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Cast

Michael Douglas
Ed Leland
Melanie Griffith
Linda Voss
Liam Neeson
Franze-Otto Dietrich
Joely Richardson
Margrete Von Eberstien
John Gielgud
Sunflower
Francis V. Guinan Jr.
Andrew Berringer
Patrick Winczewski
Fishmonger
Sheila Allen
Olga Leiner
Stanley Beard
Linda's Father
Jay Benedict
Wisecracker in War Room
Andrzej Borkowski
German Refugee
Mathieu Carriere
Von Haefler
Simon de Deney
S.S. Man
Fritz Eggert
German Soldier
Constanze Engelbrecht
Stayson Von Neest
Peter Flechtner
S.S. Officer at Fishmon...
John Forristal
Rob Freeman
2nd GI in Canteen
Michael Gempart
Man at Kinderstrasse
Dana Gladstone
Street Agitator
Ludwig Haas
Adolf Hitler
Deirdre Harrison
USO Singer
Alexander Hauff
S.S. Officer at Fishmon...
Wolfgang Heger
Bus Conductor Kinderstr...
William Hope
Kernohan
Martin Hoppe
German Soldier
Hansi Jochmann
Hedda Drescher
Wolf Kahler
Border Commandant
Lorelei King
Leland's New Secretary
Markus Kissling
Swiss Border Guard
Thomas Kretschmann
Man at Zurich Station
Janis Martin
Opera Singer
Wolfe Morris
Male Translator
Klaus Munster
Cab Driver
Markus Napier
S.S. Officer
Roland Nitschke
Horst Drescher
Lisa Orgolini
Girl in Canteen
Claus Plankers
S.S. Officer at Fishmon...
Hana-Maria Pravda
Babysitter
Suzanne Roquette
Woman Dinner Guest at D...
Victoria Shalet
Dietrich's Daughter
Tusse Silberg
Woman Dinner Guest at D...
Sylvia Syms
Linda's Mother
Hans Martin Stier
Truck Driver
Anna Tzelniker
Cleaning Woman
Clement von Franckenstein
BBC Interviewer
Lorinne Vozoff
Personnel Director
Anthony Walters
Dietrich's Son
Lutz Weillich
Train Station Guard
Nigel Whitmey
1st GI in Canteen
Simone Reynolds
Barbara Cohen
Mary Gail Artz

Critic Reviews for Shining Through

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fails as an espionage thriller, but also as a romance

January 16, 2005 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com

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Pete Croatto

Filmcritic.com

Griffith as an American spy posing as a German during WWII. Gimme a break!!!

May 21, 2003 Comment

Bob Bloom

Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

The word 'bore' comes to mind

September 19, 2002 Comment

Clint Morris

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This war-drama of the Forties with Michael Douglas and Melanie Griffiths is so clever and effective homeage.

February 1, 2007

Dean McKenna

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If you don't think too much, its a good movie. Melanie Griffith spying for the Americans as a German domestic even though her story about her background doesn't hold up. Michael Douglas as a spy who doesn't speak any German. Surely the Germans were not that stupid.

August 18, 2007

Red Lats

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